Chapter 3 – The Price of One Slap
Chapter 3 – The Price of One Slap
Security personnel quietly entered the ballroom.
Not to remove the maid.
To secure the financial records.
The socialite finally lost her composure.
"This is my family's company!"
The lawyer calmly replied,
"It hasn't been yours for years."
He handed a folder to the man in black.
Inside were board resolutions signed months earlier.
The family trustees had already discovered the missing heir.
They had spent the last year searching for him.
Today's wedding wasn't their destination.
It simply happened to be where they found him.
The groom slowly removed his wedding jacket.
He looked at Ethan.
"I'm sorry."
The little boy didn't answer.
He simply held his mother's hand tighter.
The man in black smiled gently.
"You owe your apology to her."
He nodded toward the maid.
Every guest realized who had carried the greatest burden.
May you like
Not the wealthy family.
The woman who had protected the true heir while asking for nothing.
